Writing Resources!
Thank you to Kevin Lau for providing these!
@AuthorKLau authorklau.blogspot.com
Note (from Kevin Lau): Some of these resources talk about movies/TV, but the information and lessons are about the functionality of storytelling. A lot of what I know about writing novels came from studying screenwriting and, naturally, a lot of what I know about screenwriting came from studying novels.
Books - Writing Guidance
Save the Cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody
Steering the Craft by Ursula K. Le Guin
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
On Writing by Stephen King
The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White
Books - Role Model Novels *
You Must Not Miss by Katrina Leno
The Shining by Stephen King
11/22/63 by Stephen King
Under the Dome by Stephen King
Firestarter by Stephen King
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
My Own Devices by Dessa
Looking for Alaska by John Green
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Alcatraz vs the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Spider-Man: The Darkest Hours by Jim Butcher
Dead Beat by Jim Butcher
Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Authors on Writing
Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn)Jim Butcher (The Dresden Files)Patrick Ness (A Monster Calls)Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)Podcasts
Writing ExcusesYouTube Channels
Brandon SandersoniWriterlyJustWriteLessons From the ScreenplayWriting with Jenna MoreciVarious other websites **
The Importance of Dramatizing Character (Non-ALL CAPS Version)The Last Jedi and the 7 Basic Questions of Dramatic NarrativeIs Thanos the Best MCU Villain?The Myth of the 3 Act Structure (Non-ALL CAPS Version)How Three Act Screenplays Work (and why it matters)Story Structure 104: The Juicy Details by Dan HarmonHow to Outline a Plot for PantsersDavid Mamet’s MemoThe Most Important Thing an Aspiring Author Needs to KnowNotes from Kevin:
* Novels that helped my writing (and tend to never shut up about (in no particular order))
** Whenever someone sends me a draft of their work, I’m usually sending these to them to help with revision.